Reading the book "Against the odds" BY Larry Holmes- Anyone want me to keep an eye out for anything?

We don't always have the means to buy a book at whim or read it. If there is anything your curios on drop it in this thread and If I find an answer I'll respond with what I find. Interesting book, for a quick example did you guys know Nino Valadez was allegedly in a voodoo cult?

 

Larry Holmes favourite nickname is "Big Jack" Bundini gave him the nickname and to this day (At the time of writing) he likes to be called by it.

 

Yep, It was because according to Bundini he was built like and fought like Jack Johnson. Tall with skinny legs, I don't see the build, Larry was a pear but I also never saw Larry at 181-190lbs like he was then- but they did use a lot of the same blocking techniques, Larry really leaned into them as a mature fighter.

 

Trying to set up a similar deal as Fraziers Cloverlay Syndicate Larry went to see Gil Clancy at the request of Mort Levy his boss at Strongwear Pants when he was a truck driver- his "Dream Job" as he called it was to be a truck driver till he got it. After 4 rounds of sparring in his "try out" with someone whom isn't mentioned. Mort told him Gil called and said he would be a contender, never a champion, not the quickness of Ali or the wilfulness of Frazier nor the power of either. "Holmes will make money, but he's not a great, great athlete" something to note Larry had the flue in his try out.

 

Simply untrue, it's his diet. He had a layer of pudge on top and he ate enough to keep it there.

 

Don King used to carry autographed photos of himself before anyone knew he was was. He used to ask guys in casual conversation "Want an autograph?" Holmes thought they were for his fighters until he saw the eight by ten photos of Donny in his bag and no one else, signed "Best Wishes, Don King." At the time he was managing Ray Anderson, Jeff Merritt (His first) and Earnie Shavers,

 

Not yet. Page 53, but I did just hear how Roy Williams sparred Ali 10 rounds two days in a row and got fired- he did get the 5gs he felt he was owed though. The tone of the writing might suggest Roy did a lot better then he was meant to.

 

Just read about Jimmy Young carrying Fraziers jockstrap...

 

I cannot wait to read this now.

 

Well apparently Angelo Dundee called Larry the N word multiple times during his fight with Ibar Harrington.